WordPress theme comparison
Twenty Sixteen vs WP-Forge
At a glance
- Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 300+ for WP-Forge.
- On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,272 times, WP-Forge about 0.
- WP-Forge is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 56 reviews, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
- Twenty Sixteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Apr 12, 2019 for WP-Forge.
Line by line
Twenty Sixteen leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Twenty Sixteen |  WP-Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #30 | – |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 93.4K | 22 |
| Rating | 4.1(83) | 5.0(56) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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